Fix #4505 - Handle spaces in markdown fences

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/autoload/ale/hover.vim b/autoload/ale/hover.vim
index 7070b86d..1202e08e 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/hover.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/hover.vim
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function! ale#hover#ParseLSPResult(contents) abort
             for l:line in split(l:item, "\n")
                 if l:fence_language is v:null
                     " Look for the start of a code fence. (```python, etc.)
-                    let l:match = matchlist(l:line, '^```\(.*\)$')
+                    let l:match = matchlist(l:line, '^``` *\([^ ]\+\) *$')
 
                     if !empty(l:match)
                         let l:fence_language = l:match[1]
diff --git a/test/test_hover_parsing.vader b/test/test_hover_parsing.vader
index 221b42ac..81db1da3 100644
--- a/test/test_hover_parsing.vader
+++ b/test/test_hover_parsing.vader
@@ -172,6 +172,29 @@ Execute(Simple markdown formatting should be handled):
   \   'formatted \_ line \_',
   \ ], "\n"))
 
+Execute(Fences padded with spaces should be handled):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   [
+  \     'unlet! b:current_syntax',
+  \     'syntax include @ALE_hover_python syntax/python.vim',
+  \     'syntax region ALE_hover_1 start=/\%1l/ end=/\%3l/ contains=@ALE_hover_python',
+  \   ],
+  \   [
+  \     'def foo():',
+  \     '    pass',
+  \     '',
+  \     'formatted _ line _',
+  \   ],
+  \ ],
+  \ ale#hover#ParseLSPResult(join([
+  \   '``` python ',
+  \   'def foo():',
+  \   '    pass',
+  \   '```',
+  \   'formatted \_ line \_',
+  \ ], "\n"))
+
 Execute(Non-existent syntax files shouldn't be loaded):
   AssertEqual
   \ [